Assisted conception, Hermeneutic Phenomenology, In Vitro Fertilisation, Midwifery, Pregnancy, Parenthood, Qualitative research, United Kingdom

Gale, Elizabeth (2021) Returning to the Path. A hermeneutic phenomenological study of parental expectations and the meaning of transition to early parenting in couples with a pregnancy conceived using in-vitro fertilisation. PhD thesis, Institute for Lifecourse Development: Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families.

Parenting; Infertility

Gale, Liz (2015) Life is a rollercoaster: Social influences on couples conceiving a child through IVF. In: Making Parents? Human reproduction and family life in contemporary society, 11/12/2015, University of Roehampton. (Submitted)

Parents; Infertility

Gale, Liz (2016) Infertile parents and identity. In: Parenting and Personhood: Cross-cultural perspectives on family-life, expertise and risk management, 23-24 June 2016, University of Kent. (Submitted)

Phenomenological Research; Research, Midwifery; Maternal Attitudes; Midwife Attitudes

Gale, Elizabeth (2022) Using Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology for midwifery research studies. The Practising Midwife, 25 (1). pp. 8-10. ISSN 1461-3123

adolescent, adolescent pregnancy, case report, child advocacy, child health care, community health nursing, education, family planning, father, female, health care policy, human, life event, male, model, national health service, needs assessment, nurse attitude, organization and management, pregnancy, psychological aspect, review, statistics, United Kingdom, adolescent, adolescent health services, child advocacy, community health nursing, Family Planning Services, Fathers, Female, Great Britain, health policy, humans, life change events, male, models, nursing, needs assessment, nurse's role, pregnancy, pregnancy in adolescence, state medicine

Reeves, J., Gale, L., Webb, J., Delaney, R. and Cocklin, N. (2009) Focusing on young men: developing integrated services for young fathers. Community practitioner : the journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association, 82 (9). pp. 18-21. ISSN 1462-2815

hermeneutic phenomenology; IVF; parenting

Gale, Elizabeth (2020) Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology and the use of crafted stories in interpreting the meaning of transition to parenting amongst couples with an IVF pregnancy. In: The Royal College of Midwives Research Conference 2020, 11 March 2020, Leeds. (Unpublished)

hermeneutic phenomenology; participants; IVF; parenting

Gale, Elizabeth (2022) Hermeneutic phenomenology to maintain focus upon participant involvement. In: The Royal College of Midwives Education and Research Conference 2022, 23rd - 24th March 2022, Coventry. (Unpublished)

pregnancy, medicalisation, risk management, post natal support

Gale, L. (2007) An Uneven Playing Field? The medicalisation of pregnancy and the ‘risk management’ of postnatal support. In: International Conference - Monitoring Parents; Childbearing in the age of Intensive Parenting, 21-22 May 2007, University of Kent, Canterbury. (Unpublished)

role, midwife, young fathers, birth, early parenting

Gale, Liz (2008) A father is born: the role of the midwife in involving young fathers in the birth and early parenting of their children. In: Reeves, Jane, (ed.) Inter-professional approaches to young fathers. M&K publishing, Keswick, Cumbria, UK. ISBN 9781905539291